They Don't Like It Up 'Em

[Wildeybeast]

So normally I wouldn't bother with an obituary for a 'celebrity', but as well as being great actor and portraying one of Britain's most loved TV characters, it turns out that Clive Dunn (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-20239694) was an actual war hero too, having spent 4 years as a POW. RIP

[Psychosplodge]

I sort of already assumed most the Dad's Army cast had already shuffled off this mortal coil...

[Wildeybeast]

So had I in truth, but it seems like there are still a few of them around. Amusingly he was the second youngest out of all them and by quite some distance, they just made him up to look like the oldest.

[Psychosplodge]

He was certainly a character that stands out.

[Wolfshade]

Despite him playing one of the oldest characters, he was one of the youngest cast memebers. I think it was ITV who did a national service reality TV show some years ago and it had a number of actors who had been involved with national service and it was on that that I first heard him recant some of his experiances of seeing action.

[Psychosplodge]

Yeah ITV did the Lads Army series and then Bad Lads Army. I don't remember any of the actors they chatted with...

[Wolfshade]

I seem to recall that "calm down dear it's just a commerical" guy was in it

[Psychosplodge]

Did they get John Cleese?

[eldargal]

Permission to mourn, sir.:(

[Wolfshade]

I don't recall.

http://uk.imdb.com/title/tt0417301/fullcredits#cast

[Tzeentch's Dark Agent]

:(

RIP, we're running out of decent people on this Earth.

[Wildeybeast]

Permission granted EG, permission granted. :(

[Tzeentch's Dark Agent]

I feel that we should have a group hug. :(

[Wildeybeast]

as long as it doesn't go on too long and get awkward.

[Wolfshade]

as long as it doesn't go on too long and get awkward.

:(

[Wildeybeast]

You like awkward hugs???

[Wolfshade]

Any physical contact is awkward where I'm involved

[Psychosplodge]

as long as it doesn't go on too long and get awkward.

It always does, at least close to the middle...

[Wildeybeast]

Both good points.